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From  NEW! Jacobs’ Theory of Import ReplacementSection 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 4 focuses on Jane Jacobs’ theory of import replacement, discussing local markets, variety, the example of Quebec and Québécois language and cultural preferences as an … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
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From  NEW! James Balwdin and The "Black-Italian Nexus"From: Blind Persistence |
In this chapter, Carnevale examines how James Baldwin’s novel Another Country portrays the complicated bond between African Americans and Italian Americans in 1950s New York. | Nancy C. Carnevale | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From  Jefferson Davis in Montreal |
This chapter focuses on the settlement of Jefferson Davis and his family in Montreal. | Barry Sheehy; Cindy Wallace | 6 | 2017 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Jews Win a Victory Thanks to the Patriotes: The Laws of 1831–32 |
Tha author discusses his archival research into the Hart family and uncovering fascinating Jewish historical documents as well as expands upon records of early Jewish settlement and history in … | Denis Vaugeois | 27 | 2012 | $2.70 Add |
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From NEW! Joy Harjo: Two excerpts from Catching the Light, Yale University PressFrom: Blind Persistence |
In this chapter, Harjo explores the power of words and the loss of oral tradition among Indigenous peoples. | Joy Harjo | 2 | 2025 | $0.20 Add |
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From NEW! Justin Desmangles introduces the 2024 American Book Award CeremonyFrom: Blind Persistence |
This chapter is Justin Desmangles’ 2024 American Book Award Ceremony introduction as chairman of the Before Columbus Foundation. | Justin Desmangles | 3 | 2025 | $0.30 Add |
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From  La Haute-Louisiane and the Far WestFrom: Songs Upon the Rivers |
This chapter looks at the history of French-descended Canadiens, Creole, and Métis populations in the area of Louisiana and the Far West. It looks at biases and inaccuracies in the … | Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette | 48 | 2016 | $4.80 Add |
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From  Laboratory at WarFrom: Montreal and the Bomb |
This chapter continues to trace the history of this project, looking at key figures such as Bertrand Goldschmidt and the Quebec Conference, among other topics. | Gilles Sabourin | 32 | 2021 | $3.20 Add |
 NEW! Last Call for CanadaSovereign Nation or Vassal State |
In 1965, George Grant wrote Lament for a Nation describing how the country was becoming a vassal state to the Americans. Sixty years later Canada is being threatened by the US president for … | Peter McFarlane | 168 | 2026 | View |
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From  NEW! Laurentie Proud and FreeFrom: At Any Cost |
In this chapter, Bouthillier traces Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s evolving constitutional visions for Quebec, from the early 1940s to 1967. | Guy Bouthillier | 12 | 2026 | $1.20 Add |
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From Leaks, Anomalies, and Questions |
Inconsistencies and contradictory evidence frustrate historians and readers alike, but the questions most difficult to answer may prove the most important in the long run. The anomalies and … | Barry Sheehy; Cindy Wallace | 23 | 2017 | $2.30 Add |
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From  Lessons and Legacy |
In this chapter, Leah examines how the 1937 Oshawa General Motors strike illustrates how rank-and-file workers, including a prominent group of women, won through dense steward representation and … | Tony Leah | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add |
 Let’s Move OnPaul Okalik Speaks Out |
Pangnirtung, where Paul Okalik was born, has survived starvation, epidemics, relocation, foreign language schooling, and confrontation with the Canadian justice system. That is what prompted Paul … | Louis McComber; Paul Okalik | 200 | 2018 | View |
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From  Sirte: Touchstone of ImperialismFrom: Slouching Towards Sirte |
In this chapter, Forte traces decades of United States hostility toward Libya. | Maximilian Forte | 67 | 2012 | $6.70 Add |
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From  Making MisterAnti-Black Misandry in Alice Walker’s Portrayal of Black Men in The Color Purple From: Bigotry on Broadway |
This chapter critiques The Colour Purple and the Mister trope, arguing that the previous debates surrounding the depiction of Black men in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple have overlooked … | Tommy J. Curry | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Mariners AllFrom: Eyes Have Seen |
In this chapter, Anderson recounts his experiences evading the American draft during the Vietnam War, and how he forged a Canadian identity in Montreal’s Little Burgundy neighbourhood. | Fred Anderson | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
